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Lesson 19 A very dear cat 一只貴重的寶貝貓
Kidnappers are rarely interested in Animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat. Mrs Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive. Mrs Ramsay got very worried. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of &1000. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door. At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again --the letter had made that quite clear--she changed her mind. She drew &1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening. He looked very well, though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
Language points
(Attention： The following points are not covered by the video. It is better for you to watch the video or listen to the MP3 first and try to take notes on your own. Then you may check here to get more details. )
1，Kidnappers are rarely interested in Animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
rarely = seldom
take interest in= be interested in 一句話中用不同的詞組表達(dá)同樣的意思，是為了避免重復(fù)
take considerable interest in sth. interest之前可以加上寫表示程度的形容詞
take great interest in = take tremendous interest in = take enormous interest in
2, Mrs Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
share sth. with sb.
e.g. I share the room with my friend.
for a great many years = for a long time
3, Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.
lead an orderly life 過著很規(guī)律的生活
orderly 有秩序的，有順序的，近義詞：disciplined 受過訓(xùn)練的, regular 規(guī)律的
take a walk = go for a stroll = go for a walk 散步
4，Three day after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
after可以和名詞搭配 e.g. three days after arrival
an anonymous letter 匿名信
5，The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs Ramsay paid a ransom of &1000.
state 非常正式的聲明
in safe hands 在可靠的人手中，意指“很安全”
6，Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
be instructed to do sth. 受指示做某事
e.g. The journalist was instructed to obtain the so-called important statistics.
7, At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again --the letter had made that quite clear--she changed her mind.
fearing 現(xiàn)在分詞做原因狀語
make it clear to sb. that
e.g. The teacher has made it clear to us that we must read English aloud every day.
8, The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
keep his promise= keep his promise 遵守承諾
word 表示諾言時(shí)，要采用單數(shù)形式
相關(guān)詞組：
break his word 食言;go back on one's word 食言
give sb. one’s word 向某人保證; as good as one's word 表示守信用，側(cè)重點(diǎn)在于強(qiáng)調(diào)一個(gè)結(jié)果
e.g. I give you my word that I will return your money. 我保證我會(huì)把錢還給你。
e.g. He promised to return my money and he was as good as his word. 他許諾會(huì)把錢還給我，正如他所言他遵守了承諾。
9，Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
sure enough 果然，無疑
e.g. I said it would happen, and sure enough it did happen. 我說過會(huì)發(fā)生的，結(jié)果確實(shí)如此。
10, Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
in more ways than one ( way ) = in many ways
雙重意義：dear price 昂貴; expensive 珍貴
Special difficulties
The comma 逗號(hào)的用法
(1)三個(gè)或三個(gè)以上的詞、短語或句子只用一個(gè)并列連接詞來連接，他們之間就要用逗號(hào)，并列連接詞前也要用逗號(hào)
e.g. He opened the book, read it and made a note of the contents.
(2) 插入語或同位語前后必須用逗號(hào)分開
e.g. I own more than a thousand books and, to make matters worse, the room is rather limited.
(3) 狀語從句位于句首時(shí)也要用逗號(hào)和主句分隔開來，放在句尾則不需要
e.g. After we had visited our friends, we returned home. = We returned home after we had visited our friends.
(4) 非限制性定語從句必須用逗號(hào)分開
e.g. Thanks to the English Channel, which separates Britain from the mainland of Europe, the country has not been invaded since 1066.
(5) 語氣轉(zhuǎn)變?cè)~也應(yīng)該用逗號(hào)將其和句子其他成分分開
e.g. Few cars, however, completed the race due to the bad weather.
e.g. He feared the exam. He couldn’t, therefore, continue his study at school.
= He feared the exam. Therefore, he couldn’t continue his study at school.
(6) 介詞短語和分詞短語位于句首時(shí)也必須加逗號(hào)加以分隔
e.g. With some children, small money goes a long way.
英語試題
Translation:
1, 我向你保證我會(huì)通過考試的。
2, 女孩們總是在穿衣和化妝上花很大一筆錢。
3, 在中國(guó)，一個(gè)大學(xué)生通常和另外三個(gè)人同住一個(gè)宿舍。
4, 證人聲明他從未見過這個(gè)女人。
5, 我們把這個(gè)項(xiàng)目交給了能干的新經(jīng)理。
6,我最害怕獨(dú)處了。
7, 他說他要來，果然他來了。
8，At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again --the letter had made that quite clear--she changed her mind.
9，這次考試是一個(gè)真正的挑戰(zhàn)。然而，這并沒有使我擔(dān)心。
Answer the question in English:
10, Why was Rastus ‘very dear’ in more ways than one?
Lesson 19 A very dear cat 一只貴重的寶貝貓
Kidnappers are rarely interested in Animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat. Mrs Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years. Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock. One evening, however, he failed to arrive. Mrs Ramsay got very worried. She looked everywhere for him but could not find him.
Three days after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter. The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs. Ramsay paid a ransom of &1000. Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door. At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again --the letter had made that quite clear--she changed her mind. She drew &1000 from her bank and followed the kidnapper's instructions. The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word. Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening. He looked very well, though he was rather thirsty, for he drank half a bottle of milk. The police were astounded when Mrs. Ramsay told them what she had done. She explained that Rastus was very dear to her. Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
Language points
(Attention： The following points are not covered by the video. It is better for you to watch the video or listen to the MP3 first and try to take notes on your own. Then you may check here to get more details. )
1，Kidnappers are rarely interested in Animals, but they recently took considerable interest in Mrs. Eleanor Ramsay's cat.
rarely = seldom
take interest in= be interested in 一句話中用不同的詞組表達(dá)同樣的意思，是為了避免重復(fù)
take considerable interest in sth. interest之前可以加上寫表示程度的形容詞
take great interest in = take tremendous interest in = take enormous interest in
2, Mrs Eleanor Ramsay, a very wealthy old lady, has shared a flat with her cat, Rastus, for a great many years.
share sth. with sb.
e.g. I share the room with my friend.
for a great many years = for a long time
3, Rastus leads an orderly life. He usually takes a short walk in the evenings and is always home by seven o'clock.
lead an orderly life 過著很規(guī)律的生活
orderly 有秩序的，有順序的，近義詞：disciplined 受過訓(xùn)練的, regular 規(guī)律的
take a walk = go for a stroll = go for a walk 散步
4，Three day after Rastus' disappearance, Mrs. Ramsay received an anonymous letter.
after可以和名詞搭配 e.g. three days after arrival
an anonymous letter 匿名信
5，The writer stated that Rastus was in safe hands and would be returned immediately if Mrs Ramsay paid a ransom of &1000.
state 非常正式的聲明
in safe hands 在可靠的人手中，意指“很安全”
6，Mrs. Ramsay was instructed to place the money in a cardboard box and to leave it outside her door.
be instructed to do sth. 受指示做某事
e.g. The journalist was instructed to obtain the so-called important statistics.
7, At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again --the letter had made that quite clear--she changed her mind.
fearing 現(xiàn)在分詞做原因狀語
make it clear to sb. that
e.g. The teacher has made it clear to us that we must read English aloud every day.
8, The next morning, the box had disappeared but Mrs. Ramsay was sure that the kidnapper would keep his word.
keep his promise= keep his promise 遵守承諾
word 表示諾言時(shí)，要采用單數(shù)形式
相關(guān)詞組：
break his word 食言;go back on one's word 食言
give sb. one’s word 向某人保證; as good as one's word 表示守信用，側(cè)重點(diǎn)在于強(qiáng)調(diào)一個(gè)結(jié)果
e.g. I give you my word that I will return your money. 我保證我會(huì)把錢還給你。
e.g. He promised to return my money and he was as good as his word. 他許諾會(huì)把錢還給我，正如他所言他遵守了承諾。
9，Sure enough, Rastus arrived punctually at seven o'clock that evening.
sure enough 果然，無疑
e.g. I said it would happen, and sure enough it did happen. 我說過會(huì)發(fā)生的，結(jié)果確實(shí)如此。
10, Considering the amount she paid, he was dear in more ways than one!
in more ways than one ( way ) = in many ways
雙重意義：dear price 昂貴; expensive 珍貴
Special difficulties
The comma 逗號(hào)的用法
(1)三個(gè)或三個(gè)以上的詞、短語或句子只用一個(gè)并列連接詞來連接，他們之間就要用逗號(hào)，并列連接詞前也要用逗號(hào)
e.g. He opened the book, read it and made a note of the contents.
(2) 插入語或同位語前后必須用逗號(hào)分開
e.g. I own more than a thousand books and, to make matters worse, the room is rather limited.
(3) 狀語從句位于句首時(shí)也要用逗號(hào)和主句分隔開來，放在句尾則不需要
e.g. After we had visited our friends, we returned home. = We returned home after we had visited our friends.
(4) 非限制性定語從句必須用逗號(hào)分開
e.g. Thanks to the English Channel, which separates Britain from the mainland of Europe, the country has not been invaded since 1066.
(5) 語氣轉(zhuǎn)變?cè)~也應(yīng)該用逗號(hào)將其和句子其他成分分開
e.g. Few cars, however, completed the race due to the bad weather.
e.g. He feared the exam. He couldn’t, therefore, continue his study at school.
= He feared the exam. Therefore, he couldn’t continue his study at school.
(6) 介詞短語和分詞短語位于句首時(shí)也必須加逗號(hào)加以分隔
e.g. With some children, small money goes a long way.
英語試題
Translation:
1, 我向你保證我會(huì)通過考試的。
2, 女孩們總是在穿衣和化妝上花很大一筆錢。
3, 在中國(guó)，一個(gè)大學(xué)生通常和另外三個(gè)人同住一個(gè)宿舍。
4, 證人聲明他從未見過這個(gè)女人。
5, 我們把這個(gè)項(xiàng)目交給了能干的新經(jīng)理。
6,我最害怕獨(dú)處了。
7, 他說他要來，果然他來了。
8，At first, she decided to go to the police, but fearing that she would never see Rastus again --the letter had made that quite clear--she changed her mind.
9，這次考試是一個(gè)真正的挑戰(zhàn)。然而，這并沒有使我擔(dān)心。
Answer the question in English:
10, Why was Rastus ‘very dear’ in more ways than one?